Location: Vancouver, BC

QMLP was successful in completing a complex excavation around a barge slip involving the removal and off site transportation and disposal of hazardous waste contaminated soil.

The scope of work included the following:

• Excavation above and below high water tide mark, around a barge slip during ongoing densification and pile driving operations;
• Temporary stockpiling of approximately 48,000T of heavy metal impacted soil;
• Removal of large concrete footings and timber piles along the barge slip and water front, which formed the former ship dock;
• Importation and placement, from a barge and conveyor belt situated in False Creek, of approximately 50,000T of backfill material;
• Transportation and off site disposal of the hazardous heavy metals impacted soil;
• Working with the densification contractor to ensure safety, coordination and maximum efficiency on a busy site;
• Complying with all regulatory requirements when working near the water including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans;
• Final site grading and contouring; and
• Aiding the sheet pile and dewatering contractors during an emergency leak in the sheet pile barge slip damn construction.

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